A theater in Memphis is ending its 34-year tradition of Gone with the Wind screenings over racial concerns surrounding the classic film. Officials at the Orpheum Theatre announced that the 1939 Hollywood epic won't be screened during next year's Summer Movie Series, saying, "As an organization whose stated mission is to 'entertain, educate and enlighten the communities it serves,' the Orpheum cannot show a film that is insensitive to a large segment of its local population." Gone with the Wind had been shown at the historic theater for 34 years as part of of its movie series, sometimes even shown more than once a year, often with special guests or memorabilia displays. But the movie has drawn increasing criticism in recent years for its depiction of the Civil War as a noble "Lost Cause" and of slaves as happy and often comical, particularly the Prissy character played by Oscar-winner Hattie McDaniel. Brett Batterson, the president of the Orpheum Theatre Group, told The Commercial Appeal that they'd been questioning showing the movie for several years, but what, quote, "really brought it home" this year was the social media complaints they got after this year's screening on August 11th